Tom Villard; Actor, 40

Published: November 17, 1994

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16—
Tom Villard, an actor with AIDS who continued to work in movies and television, died on Monday at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 40.

The cause was pneumonia, a publicity agent, Howard Bragman, said.

Mr. Villard, whose AIDS was diagnosed in 1992, went public with his illness this year. He was a native of Spencerport, N.Y., and had appeared in 12 feature films, including "Heartbreak Ridge" with Clint Eastwood in 1986 and "My Girl" in 1991. He had roles in several television shows this season, including episodes of "Frasier," "Sisters" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." He also had the lead role in the 1980's NBC comedy "We Got It Made," the story of two big city bachelor roommates, their attractive maid and their suspicious girlfriends.

He is survived by his companion, Scott Chambliss, and his parents, Ron and Diane Villard.